The film is currently in preproduction in Memphis, where Jeff Buckley accidentally drowned in May 1997. He was 30.

Jeff Buckley will be played by Reeve Carney, star of "Snow Falling on Cedars" and the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark." Carney is also a skilled musician; his band, Carney, opened for U2 and the Arcade Fire at a concert earlier this year.

The cast also features John Patrick Amedori as Michael Tighe, a singer/songwriter who performed and wrote songs with Jeff Buckley.

Like Carney, Jake Scott — the son of Ridley Scott — has music-industry affiliations. He previously directed videos by U2, R.E.M. and Radiohead.

"Mystery White Boy" — which is the name of a 2000 collection of Jeff Buckley's live recordings — is written by Ryan Jaffe ("The Rocker") and based off David Browne's book “Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley." It is being produced by Michelle Sy and Orian Williams, co-executive produced by Amy Vaughan King and executive produced by Guibert.